Presents & Cake- Cooper's 8th Birthday

There was no school on Cooper's birthday because of President's Day. After a lazy morning we got dressed and opened presents. He couldn't wait any longer. He loved everything he got and was very excited to get to his own camera and a huge dolphin. After we went to Climax Coffee for our traditional birthday muffins. We went for a walk along the river so Cooper could use his new camera. He picked to hang out at home the rest of the day playing the Wii with his new Skylanders. For dessert we got an ice cream cake and it was very yummy. While Cooper was pretty bummed Daddy wasn't here, he still had a great birthday!

Happy 8th Birthday Cooper!!

Can you believe little Cooper turned 8 years old today? I know I can't believe it. He really is the sweetest little boy. He tends to be more on the quiet side compared to his brothers and sister. They loves all things in the ocean. He sleeps with about 20 ocean creature stuffed animals on his bed. He still loves to cuddle with me and I just love that. Happy 8th Birthday Cooper!

8 Questions

1. What is your favorite color? Green

2. Who is your best friend? Carson

3. What is your favorite food? Cereal

4. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be to make video games.

5. What is your favorite movie or TV Show? Jaws

6. What is your favorite thing to do? Play Skylanders, hang out with my family

7. If you could meet someone famous, who would it be? Will Smith

8. What do you enjoy doing with your family? Going to the beach

Low Tide Exploring at the Beach

After school today it was nice and warm. We stopped by "Dolphin Park" to walk around the beach. It was low tide and the search for sea creatures began. There were some nice Japanese men fishing. If they caught a smaller fish they would put them in one of the little pool for the kids. The kids were so excited. They laughed and laughed. We also found a few crabs. We enjoyed a nice hour exploring then it was home for dinner.

Sunflower Field Fun

Friday afternoon we went to check on the Sunflower fields by our house. They were about 40% in bloom. The festival had not started yet, so we had the place to ourselves. The kids went wild running through the field. I got some amazing photos and loved so many of them.

Bise Road and Emerald Beach

After the cherry blossoms we drove 10 minutes to the Bise Fukugi Tree Road and Emerald Beach. The weather was so nice. It was wonderful sitting on the beach in the warm sunshine. It was a great ending to the day.

Mt. Yaedake Cherry Blossoms

Monday was the perfect day for exploring. There was no school and the weather was great. It was sunny, warm and all blue sky. We went up north with the girls to Mt. Yaedake. The mountain is covered in 7,000 cherry blossom trees. Mt. Yaedake has the first blooming cherry blossoms in all of Japan. It was just beautiful!! You drive up the mountain, taking time to stop along the road and admire the trees. The trees were not fully in bloom yet, but it was so amazing.

Cosmos Field- Take Two

The weather cleared up for a few hours, so after school Diana and I took the kids to the Cosmo field. We haven't done anything together in awhile. The kids were so happy to play together. They ran around everywhere, up and down the hill. They had so much fun!

To see my two favorites go here: Shannon Hager Photography

A Field of 100,000's Cosmos

Flower season has begun here in Okinawa. Yesterday I read about a field of 100,000's Cosmos in bloom. I knew we would be going there today, even if it was a brief stop while running errands. It was so pretty. I really hope to back again this week and take some more photos. I just loved the ones I got of my Princess Emma.

To see the photo I chose for my Project 365, go here: Shannon Hager Photography